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Livestock

Commercial fish farmers in Uganda are benefiting from a newly introduced floating fish feed that increases maturity period and increases the weight gain by over 60 percent.
According to Ugachick’s Operation manager Susan Nakimu, the firm which for long has been known for poultry product [ ... ]

Crops

Dairy farmers in six regions of the country are counting an increase of milk yield by up to five fold during dry days and a concomitant swell in income, thanks to a training programme that shows them how to manage fodder and improve on livestock management.
Dubbed Smallholder Dairy Commer [ ... ]

Management

Kenya is among countries that were used to showcase the success of the weather based index insurance as a cheaper and long term solution to food security climate change according to a new report.
Launched at the beginning of this year, the report by the Consultative Group for Internationa [ ... ]

Markets

Over 4500 Irish potato farmers from Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to benefit from the newly constructed potato value addition firm in Kisoro which will offer ready market and increased farm gate prices.
Kisoro Potato Processing Industry which was set up by a dete [ ... ]

An innovative youth organization in Siaya County is easing the pressure on local forests and taming soil degradation with the installation of unique stoves that uses 50 percent less wood than conventional stoves.

In Siaya County, over 91 percent of the locals use firewood for cooking and th[...]

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Kakamega farmers are recording a tripling of yields thanks to an intervention that has made it easy for them to access improved farm inputs at interest free loans.
For many years, Farmers from Kakame [ ... ]

Over 4500 Irish potato farmers from Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to benefit from the newly constructed potato value addition firm in Kisoro which will offer ready market and [ ... ]